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Congenital Hypothyroidism
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is inadequate thyroid hormone production in newborn infants.
4 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (Juvenile Diabetes) Nursing Care Plans
Nurses have an essential role and responsibilities when handling a client with diabetes such as providing child and family with education [..] Here are four (4) nursing care plans (NCP) for diabetes mellitus type 1.
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (Juvenile Diabetes)
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic illness characterized by the body’s inability to produce insulin due to the autoimmune destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas.
Elizabeth Wettlaufer Serial Murders: Did the System Fail the Patients?
Wettlaufer was found guilty of 8 counts of murder, 4 counts of attempted murder and 2 cases of aggravated assault against elderly patients by injecting them with insulin.
NCLEX Practice Exam 17 (50 Questions)
Accomplish this 50-item nursing examination covering a wide range of topics about Medical-Surgical Nursing. If you are taking the board examination or nurse board examination or even the NCLEX, then this practice exam is for you.
Insulin
Insulin is the hormone produced by the pancreatic beta cells of the islets of Langerhans.
Endocrine System Anatomy and Physiology
The major endocrine organs of the body include the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal and thymus glands, the pancreas, and the gonads. The regulatory functions of the nervous and endocrine systems are similar in some aspects, but differ in such ways.
Digestive System Anatomy and Physiology
Learn about the digestive system here.
4 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Nursing Care Plans
Here are four (4) nursing care plans for gestational diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes Mellitus NCLEX Practice Quiz #3 (25 Questions)
If you want to bulk up your learnings about Diabetes Mellitus, this 25-item NCLEX style examination will help you boost your knowledge about the disease.
